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City Hunter posters and stills

Posters are out for City Hunter, and they look pretty decent…if only they told me what the drama’s about. I’m still trying to figure it all out.

Is it a Gone With the Wind-y love story set amidst the backdrop of chaos, as the poster above suggests? Or is it a friendly workplace drama that takes place under bridges and has the occasional high-speed chase with a hero who is entirely too fond of pink-toned pants?

Then again, it could be about a vigilante hero out to nab some kind of powerful villain like a Batman with a decidedly flower-boy streak, as in Poster 3. Or maybe it’s really a fantasy story about a hero who dies and floats in limbo…in water…above a city at nighttime…guided by an angel in the sky?

Beats me.

 

But maybe the stills will help us. We start off with a mother — everybody’s got one of those, right? And a man scrambling on a beach, who may or may not be a father. Let’s say he is, because in a K-drama, chances are, daddy issues are a motivating force.

 

So then our hero grows up and spends some years working in some action-packed, fighting-filled capacity in Thailand. He’s rough, he’s sweaty, he’s either an assassin or a spy or a construction worker with Issues.

 

Then there’s our heroine, who works for the Blue House and apparently kicks some ass.

 

The hero’s ass, specifically. Wait, but what about all those hardcore badass years he spent as an undercover dude? Apparently those years he spent getting his doctorate at MIT and working in communications at the Blue House softened him up. Or maybe he’s just faking to the the girl to manhandle him. Heck, I’d rather he be a sneaky perv than a wuss.

 

Ms. Heroine is assigned to bodyguard the president’s daughter, who looks like a spoiled brat. From the way Bodyguard #2 is giving her the sideways stinkeye, I’m gonna guess Heroine’s job isn’t entirely smooth sailing. But at least working at the Blue House should pay well to compensate for the brat factor, right?


 
Alas, it would appear not. Former judo star and current government employee notwithstanding, Plucky Heroine also has a side job hawking promo materials, or some such thing.

 
But wait! Badass Hero is back! But…you’re a government employee now! Surely the president won’t tolerate his employees working side jobs as vigilante crime-fighters. I smell conflict of interest!

 

City Hunter premieres on May 25. Maybe then I’ll finally know what it’s about!

Via Star News

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LOL great storytelling javabeans. If only the real drama could be as interesting...:D I'm especially enamored with the "fantasy" concept - the guy died and saved by the Maria-like Park Min Young angel XD
this drama seems to suffer from an identity crisis. The trailers were weird. Some shows can blend genres well, like...Desperate Housewives (not saying I like all the dramatics), but my hunch is that this show will just be schizophrenia on steroids...

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Actually I don't find the posters at all outlandish.... they match perfectly the moods of the original anime series....

Mother/father tragic sob story is there in the original, Happy team picture also features in the original (pink pants must be "in" this season in Korea I guess.... XD) Mastermind criminal enemy, check; kinda tear-my-heart-out-because -I-don't-think-we-can-safely-be-together, check, even the waterposter makes sense, just watch the ending "my name is woman" from the original OAV...

So to me the elements make sense... I'm more cautious about how they'll actually translate in this new remix of plots....

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Lee Min Ho's arms distracted me for a minute and I tought Hey! This could work!...Maybe not. Or maybe Im wrong and this would be awesome. Judging by the poster i doubt it, but lets keep the hope. If it turns to be really bad, at least let it be the funny bad.
I hate Lee Min Ho's hair. I know that half of the men in Korea have it (maybe 3/4?), but its not for him.

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hehe i always miss the h in thought.

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OMG, I haven't laughed this hard in a while! I was wondering the same thing--"What is City Hunter all about, anyways?"--when I clicked this post to find out. Little did I know that it's a mystery all around!

Thanks, Javabeans! I think you cleared this up nicely ;)

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muahhahaha... i def think this is going to be a fantasy story about a hero who dies and floats in limbo…in water…above a city at nighttime…guided by an angel in the sky. TOATS. anyways, this plot works for me since i've been starving for some lee min ho and park min young ain't so bad herself, though i'd wreck her in judo any day. esp for lee min ho.

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Such a contest with the Ripley posters.. Intriguing and unique compared to this!!! The only pic which is good is the second one. Were they trying to jazz things up with different versions.. Of different themes??? the strangest one is angel/drowning one!! Lol

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So watched the trailer. Since he's doing secret ops/ emo stuff after they already met, I'm getting "Time Between Dog and Wolf" vibes here (which i believe also had some scenes in Thailand), along with "Rivals".

I think i'll try to watch a bit of it for some eye candy but if it's the crackfest I imagine it to be then...i'm out to keep up with the 50 other k-dramas out coming out soon.

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LMH and PMY look pretty good together!!

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woot! these stills / pics look so awesome! ^^
CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH IT :D

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If it weren't for lee min ho, I'd skip this completely. Lee min ho, don't disappoint me please!!

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What's wrong with your hair, sweet LMH? :(

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ROTFLMAO!!

Hi-larious! I, too, was distracted by the pink pants. I'm also a bit distracted by the twelve year-old body guard and her ten year-old charge. But, hey, Lee Min Ho back on my computer screen. I am willing to give it a whirl if only for the sake of the pretty.

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LMH.....oma how much i like him..i m gonna watch n like dis drama because of my hero..LMH fighting!!!

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I love the last poster, even though I'm not sure what it means beyond "True Love Saves Man From Haunting Traumatic Event Occurring In Ocean."

And I have no idea about the rest of it... especially the Fish-Out-Of-Water "Under A Bridge Downtown" vibe in the 2nd poster.

Maybe I should put on my Detective Candy Pants and search for more clues.

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HAHAHAHA!!! Detective Candy Pants!

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Gosh this is confusing. @@

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It's the dog walk that sold me.
No, not really. (o;

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The cute white guy is missing in the pics. Can someone bring him back pls?

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While I must admit that this looks TERRIBLE, I am probably going to watch it anyway, because lets face it, I love Lee Min Ho.

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LOL!

Hilarious post... I'm undecided on whether to watch this one or not. Guess we will see!

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ahaha I'm more interested in what you have to say about the drama than the drama itself!!

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I have a feeling that this drama revolves around some kind of conspiracy. much like Hero and Fugitive Plan B...

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The gun is so fake. LOL

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Love the poster with the "water-like-thing" but I agree with you that the story is a mystery. I also have to say that I'm not really excited about this drama but I will watch the first episode and maybe I change my mind.:-)

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because of my love for LMH why I read each of the rants and raves here

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OMG....LMH...what's the matter with that pink pants...Can't you wear something more manly ?...LOL

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Java, your killing me with your take on each posters &stills LOL xD
Though I gotta agree with you. I honestly don't know what this drama is about. The posters are so misleading...cause you honestly don't know what the posters are trying to tell you. You can get it's gonna be an action packed drama but then the whole angel in the sky while falling &the gone with the wind just makes it look super cheesy.

&what's with the fonts for the drama title it's so Iris-ish..seriously is that the only font they have for all of these action dramas?

I'll still watch it cause I like the Mins so I'm hoping they have chemistry, if not then such a fail

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Thanks for the good laugh, jb ! :D

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this is city hunter...as in City Hunter??

http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2125231755973248950/2125232047811914561

or is this a misnamed kingdom hearts?
http://abandonnez.picturepush.com/album/38025/1278928/Kingdom-Hearts-2-Opening/7885.html

I think this may just end up being a huge coincidence. (no way - there's already a comic/anime called City Hunter? we didn't know that!)

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I think these all just a dream...just like what happened in Athena @_@

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It's hilarious when they pose with a gun. LOL It's been done since forever.

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Lee Min Ho is back.... Can't wait for it,... :)

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i dont care about posters. i want lee min ho. now. rawr.

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LMAO Funny setup..:)

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WHOOOOAAAA..........O___________o

I LOVE THIS! This pictures look very interesting, heh! =D

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i spot one sexy joseon king :-)

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I totally love how you took the posters and pictures and made it into a story.. only you could be so creative Javabeans! :)

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I love no-brainer, romantic action dramas with young pretty people!!!!

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The commercial marketing at the end of 49 Days seems just as all over the place. It starts heated romance and then switches it and gets action drama on you.

Tough stuff to swollow, I hope it comes together when the drama starts.

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I'm seriously confused after reading this and looking at those pictures. What the heck is this drama about????

Argh...i really don't like it not to know something *pulls out hair*

Eventually I'll have to watch it. But my drama time is already cramped as it is.
First Lie to Me, then Best Love and Romance Town and now City Hunter too????

I really don't know what to watch first. Makes me crazy.

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hilarious post! who knows wth this drama is gonna be about, if you guys can't figure it out, then I won't try, they're just making it up as they go along!

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UM...I hope ya'll chose young actors for a reason. You can't mix heavy war stuff with young, fresh zeal! Unless you have some with proven, solid acting chops...meep. It's either win or lose with this one I think....I'm hoping it's good though! I've never been a huge fan of LMH, but the more I seem him acting...he grows on me. And he's actually a fairly good actor--looking forward to it.

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Nice pictures of Lee Min-ho at (firearms) shooting site in Thailand.

http://www.kimyi.info/lee-min-ho-handles-guns-like-a-boss-for-%E2%80%9Ccity-hunter%E2%80%9D/

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Lee Minho looks like his best friend the scheduler in 49 days. Is that intentional???? Ermmmm.......I wonder....

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okay... after watching trailer 09 min ver... at least i noe something... tis drama is telling us abt something between south korea n north korea... something to do wit lmh's real father death... tats y lmh become a city hunter... to hunt down to those who cause death of his father...

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well.. wat l see there is no much difference between the original manga n the drama... its just tat there isn't many beautiful lady... but LMH still play like womanize...joke around wit PMY n GO HARA too...but not as pervert as the original... quite funny too

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is that a corgi i see in the first poster?! :O (:D)

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Buahahahahahaha!!!
It's not the City Hunter I know TT___TT
Why don't they use other name?

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posters: lame-oh

they need to come up with a better one.

i was laughing out loud while reading the post above. pink pantaloons? seriously? for a "City Hunter"?

LMH casting might be the only "come on" for this show

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I can't help but feel that the fan-made posters were better..

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This looks like the next "Suckerpunch". Throw in a bit of everything and hope the audience will like it.

Mehhh, I'm still going to watch this because Goo Hara's here :)))

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